Lenovo today launched Moto G4 Plus in India. If you are in a hurry, or want a quick takeaway, here is everything you need to know.

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Javed Anwer

New Delhi

May 17, 2016

UPDATED: May 17, 2016 16:31 IST

Motorola - or should we now say Lenovo -- launched the Moto G4 Plus in India on Tuesday. It's an exciting phone, although we have called "two steps forward, one step back" in our review. If you are looking forward to this phone and to understand what it brings, or doesn't bring to consumers you should check out the India Today review. But if you are in a hurry, or want a quick takeaway, here is everything you need to know.

Weight: 155 grams, evenly distributed and that makes it feel lighter than it is.

Software: Android 6 aka Marshmallow.

Battery: 3000 mAh with turbo charging.

Special features

The Moto G4 Plus has several special features:

-- The camera features and performance is improved significantly compared to the earlier Moto G. It supports laser focus and PDAF (phase detect auto focus) to make the camera speedy.

-- The Moto G4 Plus has a fingerprint scanner on the front.

-- The new Moto G, similar to previous Moto devices, runs an almost untouched version of Android. This means no third-party apps, no exotic user interface or animations. Just pure Android.

-- The phone comes with Moto Display, which gives a preview of the notifications when the screen is locked. It senses the movement, for example while you are taking it out of pocket, and gives the user a quick glance at the screen.

-- Moto Actions are also enabled on this phone so you can twist your wrist twice to open the camera, twist twice again to switch to the front camera, do two chops downward to turn on flashlight, place the phone face down to activate do not disturb mode and pick up the phone when it rings to immediately switch to vibrate mode if you are in a meeting.

Also know

-- The Moto G4 Plus gives the impression that it has a metal frame. Actually it is a plastic frame with faux metal finish.

-- The Moto G4 Plus lacks the coating that made the Moto G3 a splash-resistant phone. In this regard, the Moto G4 Plus is more like other phones in the market.

How to buy it: The Moto G4 Plus is going to be sold exclusively on Amazon India. At least for now.

India price: The two variants of the Moto G4 Plus have been priced at Rs 13,499 and Rs 14,999.

What about Moto G4

It is exactly like the Moto G4 Plus. But there are some hardware differences, although the screen size and processor are sane. The key differences are two. One, Moto G4 lacks the fingerprint scanner. And two, it has a 13-megapixel, more regular camera without exotic features like the dual-phase autofocus or laser autofocus.

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